Why should you buy NZ Possum Products

The brushtail possum is an introduced species that was released in NZ in 1837 to establish a fur industry. The NZ possum is only distantly related to the american opossum.

With the fall in demand for fur and the value of the fur dropping to uneconomic levels the numbers of possums dramatically increased and they have now reached epidemic proportions with well over 70 million possums munching there way through 21300 tonnes of vegetation nightly, and they are decimating NZ's native bush and birdlife.

The possum has no predators and NZ's bush is defenceless against them. They are a serious threat that has spread to 92% of NZ's three main islands and many native trees,plants & birdlife including the kiwi are under threat from extinction because their habitat is being destroyed by the possum.

The only way that we can get the possum numbers down to manageable levels is by marketing possum products worldwide and getting people who care about the environment to purchase these products so that it becomes financially viable for hunters to trap the possum and reduce their numbers and help save NZ's environment.

NZ Possum Fur is environmentally friendly to purchase because every possum killed means a little less native habitat is destroyed and the native bush and birds have a greater chance of survival.

NZ possum fur is a very versatile fur and the skins are a well sized product capable of being shorn,sueded, napped, bleached, dyed or used in its natural colour and hair length.

There are a multitude of uses for environmentally friendly NZ possum products including gifts, souvenirs and all the usual fur products, possum leather and a possum fur/merino wool fibre for textile use.

New uses are constantly being investigated, if you have any ideas or would like to know more about possum products, please contact us.

There are a large number of quality possum products in the shops, and by purchasing them you can make a small contribution towards helping save NZ's native bush and birdlife.

NZ possum fur is luxurious, warm & soft,anti static and a luxury that nearly everyone can afford.

Possum Merino Knitwear Possum Merino Possum Merino Clothing Possum Scarf Possum Socks

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